The new field of biohybrid robotics involves the use of living tissue within robots, rather than just metal and plastic.
The following news release details recent advances made at The University of Tokyo in the field of Biohybrid Robotics. Researchers have developed a new method for growing Muscles from Hydrogel Sheets impregnated with Myoblasts
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